Buccaneers: Grading Dirk Koetter Halfway Through Year One
They Are Just There: C
This team is on pace to go 6-10 at the mid-way point, which is exactly where the team was one year ago. Not better, not worse, just there.
Simply put, I don’t think Koetter calling the plays and managing the offense while trying to be the head coach is working. I like him, don’t get me wrong, and I’m far from calling for him or Mike Smith to be fired.
It just seems to me there’s no quality control or consistent spirit in this team. We see it every week. One game the defense is on fire but the offense can’t score.
The next it’s the opposite, and around we go again. This team is not unified, instead it’s two units with a mix of both on special teams.
A head coach is supposed to be a manager to ensure the coaches are doing their jobs. He can’t do it when he’s running half the game plan himself and leaving the rest to a defensive coordinator who has less than a year with these players.